Halo Anniversary gets a 8 on GS.

Wait so they review this but not the ICO collection, sly collection, god of war collection and so on? why exactly?

finalstar2007

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Wait so they review this but not the ICO collection, sly collection, god of war collection and so on? why exactly?

mitu123

Do any of those games have a new engine they run on? ;)

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Wait so they review this but not the ICO collection, sly collection, god of war collection and so on? why exactly?

xhawk27

Do any of those games have a new engine they run on? ;)

I would say it sets a new standard for remakes, but Resident Evil 1 remake on the Gamecube holds that crown in my eyes :). I'll pick this up when it's much cheaper. Combat Evolved is a lengendary game that changed console shooters forever, literally. It was magical and made me buy an XBOX.

Wait so they review this but not the ICO collection, sly collection, god of war collection and so on? why exactly?finalstar2007

a) it's a full-fledged remake, not a 'remastered' port

b) it's Halo so more people will click on it

I would say it sets a new standard for remakes, but Resident Evil 1 remake on the Gamecube holds that crown in my eyes :). I'll pick this up when it's much cheaper. Combat Evolved is a lengendary game that changed console shooters forever, literally. It was magical and made me buy an XBOX.

TREAL_Since

I would say it sets a new standard for remakes, but Resident Evil 1 remake on the Gamecube holds that crown in my eyes :). I'll pick this up when it's much cheaper. Combat Evolved is a lengendary game that changed console shooters forever, literally. It was magical and made me buy an XBOX.

TREAL_Since

It's good for what it is....A re-make. Which in this case, an 8 is a good score.

The graphics upgrade are amazing when you toggle between the original and new graphics. Even the original graphics look good now that they're in HD.

The multiplayer maps are good, and I'm currently enjoying playing the campaign on Co-op with my GF's brother.

They did an excellent job upgrading the game, and I would think that even the Halo haters tend to like the original game...But not since it released again they hate on it.

If you don't think it's worth the money, fine, but 343 did a great job upgrading the graphics and remastering the soundtrack. If you don't want to pay for it, atleast give it a rental. It's worth it, especially to relive some memories.

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Why was this even reviewed?

Cherokee_Jack

I ask that because all other HD remakes don't get reviewed by GS, yet this one does.

Link

Another AA for 360 owners to enjoy.

Wanderer5

FACT : chris waters reviewd this and WE ALL know how chriss gets excited with shooters , take a look at all his reviews. however this game got a n 8.0 from him.
Now lets replace chris with Tom Mcshea , a reviewer who does not care about hype and does not get excited. what WOULD we get??

Wait so they review this but not the ICO collection, sly collection, god of war collection and so on? why exactly?

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Why was this even reviewed?

BPoole96

I ask that because all other HD remakes don't get reviewed by GS, yet this one does.

Better than zelda. Just what i expected :)

Wait so they review this but not the ICO collection, sly collection, god of war collection and so on? why exactly?

finalstar2007

Because this is more than a simple upscale with trophies.

[spoiler] And because Gamespot hates the PS3 [/spoiler]

:o Better than a new zelda!

I'll try replaying it some time... After my rage is over at all the bugs I seen in the game the first 30 mins I played. Really can't stand the elite glitch... Where they just stand there. Seen 6 of them doing that on the first level alone. Then the AI for the marines seems way worse then I remember. They don't even talk as much and only heard them say 3 differnent things out of like the 5-6 things I remember hearing them say. I get pop in with the graphics even when it's installed. 3D is a head ache litterally. All the 3D I seen and played... not once did I get a head ache. The jags and horrible res = eye bleeding 3D effects. There was delays in sound as well. Killed an elite and 3 seconds later it did it's death audio. First impressions mean alot and I feel like they really drop the ball on this remaster/remake. I would give it a 6 and slap a $15-$20 price on it.Truth_Hurts_U

Thank you for posting this, you just saved me from wasting my money!

You just proved that this 8.0 score that people are complaining about is actually still over-rated.

Halo 1 was never a perfect game, but honestly it was pretty dog-on solid (gamepay and excecuation aside from load-time hickups) and I could enjoy it.

All the crap you are talking about now (pop-ups retarded AI-bugs) are the same things that made me HATE halo 2 back in 2004 and stop buying into the fanboy hype of how good the game was be. Quality is quality in my book and you can't give a game with flawed execution and technical drawbacks the same score as a game that does not.

I actually would have give halo 2 (yeah the one that got a 9.4 here) a 6 because of all it's flaws...and that was back in 2004, I can't imagine how a game with flaws like this still manages to get an8 today. We really need to go back to a techinical gradeing scale and only have personal love or hate for a game to influence the score by only apoint or 2 at the most.

Better than zelda. Just what i expected :)

RR360DD

http://www.gamespot.com/the-legend-of-zelda-3d/platform/3ds?tag=result;title;0

ROTY confirmed!

the score may be 8 but the review makes it sound like a perfect 9.5 the complaints were very minimal and the praise was through the roof. halo anniversary is a great release and i look really forward to playing it because i havent played CE since 2003. i played the first two leves with my friend at his house and i can honestly say even the old 2001 graphics still look pretty.

FACT : chris waters reviewd this and WE ALL know how chriss gets excited with shooters , take a look at all his reviews. however this game got a n 8.0 from him.
Now lets replace chris with Tom Mcshea , a reviewer who does not care about hype and does not get excited. what WOULD we get??

ioannisdenton

Truth_Hurts_U already pretty much confirmed that this game is less than the quality of score that it received.

I'll try replaying it some time... After my rage is over at all the bugs I seen in the game the first 30 mins I played. Really can't stand the elite glitch... Where they just stand there. Seen 6 of them doing that on the first level alone. Then the AI for the marines seems way worse then I remember. They don't even talk as much and only heard them say 3 differnent things out of like the 5-6 things I remember hearing them say. I get pop in with the graphics even when it's installed. 3D is a head ache litterally. All the 3D I seen and played... not once did I get a head ache. The jags and horrible res = eye bleeding 3D effects. There was delays in sound as well. Killed an elite and 3 seconds later it did it's death audio. First impressions mean alot and I feel like they really drop the ball on this remaster/remake. I would give it a 6 and slap a $15-$20 price on it.Truth_Hurts_U

The grading scale really needs to be reworked here on this site, this one comment told me more about the game that actually matters to me from a gameplay point of view than the actual review.

For the lulz

An 8 seems proper. It is pretty apparent that a remaster/reissue/whatever is not going to recieve the same score as it did in the past, which is fair. I'm glad for this as well, because as much as I like some of these remasters, I'm all for new games over old.

I'm going to cave in and buy this finally, I think. I'm on a component xbox, so I unfortunately will miss out on the 3D, but that is alright. My only gripe about this one is the goofy framerates. You'd think that a remaster would run smooth as silk.

Cool, another mediocre review to stomp on fanboys :]

For the lulz

dvalo9

Those two games have very drastically different sets of reviewers. It's not right to compare the opinions to each other.

For the lulz

dvalo9

[QUOTE="dvalo9"]

For the lulz

SW__Troll

Those two games have very drastically different sets of reviewers. It's not right to compare the opinions to each other.

[QUOTE="dvalo9"]

For the lulz

SW__Troll

Those two games have very drastically different sets of reviewers. It's not right to compare the opinions to each other.

Great score!! I wont pick this day one because i cant play anything other than Skyrim right now (and still have my original Halo CE copy) but i´ll get it for sure early next year.

[QUOTE="ioannisdenton"]

FACT : chris waters reviewd this and WE ALL know how chriss gets excited with shooters , take a look at all his reviews. however this game got a n 8.0 from him.
Now lets replace chris with Tom Mcshea , a reviewer who does not care about hype and does not get excited. what WOULD we get??

casharmy

Truth_Hurts_U already pretty much confirmed that this game is less than the quality of score that it received.

I'll try replaying it some time... After my rage is over at all the bugs I seen in the game the first 30 mins I played. Really can't stand the elite glitch... Where they just stand there. Seen 6 of them doing that on the first level alone. Then the AI for the marines seems way worse then I remember. They don't even talk as much and only heard them say 3 differnent things out of like the 5-6 things I remember hearing them say. I get pop in with the graphics even when it's installed. 3D is a head ache litterally. All the 3D I seen and played... not once did I get a head ache. The jags and horrible res = eye bleeding 3D effects. There was delays in sound as well. Killed an elite and 3 seconds later it did it's death audio. First impressions mean alot and I feel like they really drop the ball on this remaster/remake. I would give it a 6 and slap a $15-$20 price on it.Truth_Hurts_U

The grading scale really needs to be reworked here on this site, this one comment told me more about the game that actually matters to me from a gameplay point of view than the actual review.

:shock: GS is teh bias I tell ya since Halo CEA is AAA all the way !! :twisted:

Good score but I do think a 9.0 would have been more accurate. :P

it plays EXACTLY like the original...hence why they kept the original game intact and just skinned it...

WilliamRLBaker

Actually it is a new engine that simulates the original, I believe. Apparently the Warthog physics aren't exactly right.

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

[QUOTE="ioannisdenton"]

Truth_Hurts_U already pretty much confirmed that this game is less than the quality of score that it received.

[QUOTE="Truth_Hurts_U"]I'll try replaying it some time... After my rage is over at all the bugs I seen in the game the first 30 mins I played. Really can't stand the elite glitch... Where they just stand there. Seen 6 of them doing that on the first level alone. Then the AI for the marines seems way worse then I remember. They don't even talk as much and only heard them say 3 differnent things out of like the 5-6 things I remember hearing them say. I get pop in with the graphics even when it's installed. 3D is a head ache litterally. All the 3D I seen and played... not once did I get a head ache. The jags and horrible res = eye bleeding 3D effects. There was delays in sound as well. Killed an elite and 3 seconds later it did it's death audio. First impressions mean alot and I feel like they really drop the ball on this remaster/remake. I would give it a 6 and slap a $15-$20 price on it.WilliamRLBaker

The grading scale really needs to be reworked here on this site, this one comment told me more about the game that actually matters to me from a gameplay point of view than the actual review.

umm...In another thread he showed a picture of his copy of the game his name and the recepit with the 10 dollar discount making the game 30 dollars.

"it's already been confirmed?" huh?

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Wait so they review this but not the ICO collection, sly collection, god of war collection and so on? why exactly?

waltefmoney

Because this is more than a simple upscale with trophies.

Yeah they cut the mutiplayer in half too and added a bunch of bugs by what I hear :P

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[QUOTE="The_Game21x"]

Yep.

And Halo: Reach > Killzone 2 and 3 and Resistance 1 2 and 3

9.5. So good...

SpiritOfFire117

And MGS4 > Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo Reach, Halo ODST, Halo Wars

10 soooo awesome :cool:

Lems are always destined to lose :D

Frankly, MGS4 is a flawed mess that puts drawn-out cutscenes over gameplay. Plus it's not even the best in the series.

I agree it's not the best in the series but it is still better than all the 360 exclusive library combined in my book.

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Why was this even reviewed?

Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Why was this even reviewed?

shinrabanshou

I get the feeling part of it just is just based on how willibng the journalist are willing to cover the less essential games of the year.

Halo anniversary > Skyward Sword hahahahahahaBread_or_Decide

That took longer than i thought it would lol

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]Halo anniversary > Skyward Sword hahahahahahaEPaul

That took longer than i thought it would lol